Data Analyst - job 1 of 4

Dice is the leading career destination for tech experts at every stage of their careers. Our client, State Farm, is seeking the following. Apply via Dice today!OverviewWe are not just offering a job but a meaningful career! Come join our passionate team!As a Fortune 50 company, we hire the best employees to serve our customers, making us a leader in the insurance and financial services industry. State Farm embraces diversity and inclusion to ensure a workforce that is engaged, builds on the strengths and talents of all associates, and creates a Good Neighbor culture.We offer competitive benefits and pay with the potential for an annual financial award based on both individual and enterprise performance. Our employees have an opportunity to participate in volunteer events within the community and engage in a learning culture. We offer programs to assist with tuition reimbursement, professional designations, employee development, wellness initiatives, and more!Visit our Careers page for more information on our , and of joining the State Farm team!• Hybrid work arrangement. This position requires both in-office and remote duties. In-office duties must be performed from one of the Corporate Hubs located in Bloomington, IL; Richardson, TX; Tempe, AZ; Dunwoody, GA.• Applicants are required to be eligible to lawfully work in the U.S. immediately; employer will not sponsor applicants for U.S. work authorization (e.g. H-1B visa) for this opportunity****ResponsibilitiesP&C Analytics in Financial Operations is looking to hire a business data analyst. A business data analyst combines in-depth business knowledge with a high capacity for analyzing data. They visualize and interpret data to provide actionable analysis to support decision-making. Business data analysts look for patterns or trends and use these to make projections. They may also provide easy-to-read reports that simplify data for key business partners. The key work efforts will include:• Using business analytics software to uncover trends, relationships, and insights within the data. And leveraging business knowledge to provide context and proactively share findings.• Using historical results, business knowledge, and statistical techniques to develop scenarios of potential outcomes to support decision making.• Performing quick analysis to answer business questions in a fast-paced environment.• Effectively analyzing data, creating appropriate visualizations, and communicating results of analyses to various levels of management with cohesive, understandable, and appropriate message points, summaries, reports, and presentations.• Collaborating with key business partners to understand and communicate trends.• Serving as a trusted advisor and strategic thought partner to Executive leadership, collaborating broadly with others across State Farm to enable execution of key enterprise priorities and contributing to strategic, high-impact work.Qualifications• A minimum of 2 years relevant work experience• Bachelor's Degree in Business Analytics, Mathematics, Economics, MIS, Statistics, Actuarial Science, Finance or a related field• Programming skills and experience with business analytics software (SQL, SAS, R, Python, Tableau, Power BI or related)• Advanced MS Excel skills• Qualified candidates will have intellectual curiosity and the technical aptitude to utilize financial, statistical and other types of data to analyze business problems, draw conclusions and articulate recommendations• Strong critical thinking and analytical skills.• Demonstrated learning agility to quickly learn both new technical skills and business acumen with immediate application of skills.• Strong problem-solving and resourcefulness competencies.• Demonstrated teamwork and communication competencies.Additional desired skills:• Knowledge/experience related to Property/Casualty Insurance, underwriting, claims, or loss reserves• Experience with AWS Cloud Platform and associated tools/services such as dBeaver, Sagemaker, Starburst, etc.• Relational Database knowledge (DB2, Redshift, S3)• BI Tooling Knowledge/experience such as QlikSense, QuickSight, Power BI, etc.• Applicants are required to be eligible to lawfully work in the U.S. immediately; employer will not sponsor applicants for U.S. work authorization (e.g. H-1B visa) for this opportunity*****